Forecast and Conditions for Irving, Texas

Updated: 6:58 PM CDT on May 10, 2008
Observed at Sherwood Forest, Irving, Texas
Temperature 84.2 °F / 29.0 °C
Humidity 70%
Dew Point 73 °F / 23 °C
Wind SSW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure 28.96 in / 980.6 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 8.0 miles / 12.9 kilometers
Clouds (FEW) : 5000 ft / 1524 m
Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 30000 ft / 9144 m
Yesterday's Maximum 88 °F / 31 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 66 °F / 18 °C
Normal high 82 °F / 27 °C
Normal low 61 °F / 16 °C
Record high 95 °F / 35 °C (1901)
Record low 47 °F / 8 °C (1909)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 12
Sunrise06:32 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:16 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise11:32 AM (CDT)
Moon Set01:11 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Tornado Watch
Statement as of 6:03 PM CDT on May 10, 2008


Tornado Watch 297 remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for the
following locations


TX
. Texas counties included are

Anderson Bell Bosque
Collin Coryell Dallas
Denton Ellis Falls
Freestone Henderson Hill
Hunt Johnson Kaufman
Lampasas Leon Limestone
McLennan Milam Navarro
rains Robertson Rockwall
Tarrant Van Zandt




Forecast as of 6:15 PM CDT on May 10, 2008

Now
A dryline will continue moving east across North Texas. At 6 PM... the boundary stretched from just west of Sherman/Denison...to Fort Worth...to near Gatesville. A thunderstorm developed east of Fort Worth...becoming severe over Dallas. Further development is likely along the dryline through sunset...with the potential for severe thunderstorms east of I-35 well into the evening hours. Elsewhere...very warm temperatures west of the dryline will gradually fall. A frontal boundary has reached Graham...Bridgeport... and Gainesville...and will continue moving southeast through North Texas. Significantly cooler remains well to the north...over the Panhandle and northern Oklahoma...and will not arrive until late tonight.
Forecast as of 4:18 PM CDT on May 10, 2008

Tornado Watch 297 in effect until 9 PM CDT this evening...
Tonight
Mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north 10 to 20 mph late. Gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
Thursday
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
Friday
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Friday Night and Saturday
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
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